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What was behind Tanak's Saturday Monte Carlo blitz?

Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul believes Ott Tanak's perfect Saturday afternoon at the opening round of the new World Rally Championship season was down to the combination of a "deep look" into his approach and the correct tyre strategy.

Sebastien Ogier leads Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans by 20.3 seconds heading into Sunday's running, with Tanak 6.7 seconds further back in fourth, surging into the reckoning for a podium in Monte Carlo by leading every stage in the afternoon loop.

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